Drug test prsmv instrmnt at ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI

1100 Magellan Dr, Tehachapi, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1275538530

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published May 21, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$38.07

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$141.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$10.46 with UHC MCR ADV vs $83.70 with AETNA-ALL PLANS — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $10.46 ↓ -73%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $11.59 ↓ -70%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $11.59 ↓ -70%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $11.59 ↓ -70%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $11.59 ↓ -70%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $14.84 ↓ -61%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $19.67 ↓ -48%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $19.67 ↓ -48%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $19.67 ↓ -48%
KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $19.93 ↓ -48%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $20.26 ↓ -47%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $24.13 ↓ -37%
KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL $25.37 ↓ -33%
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $25.62 ↓ -33%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $25.80 ↓ -32%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $26.08 ↓ -31%
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS $27.42 ↓ -28%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $28.39 ↓ -25%
UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS $29.88 ↓ -22%
KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS $30.50 ↓ -20%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $30.50 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $31.67 ↓ -17%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $32.33 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS $35.19 ↓ -8%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $46.97 ↑ +23%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $47.64 ↑ +25%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $54.90 ↑ +44%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $83.70 ↑ +120%

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Drug test prsmv instrmnt at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $481.60 $16.00 – $16.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $481.60 $16.00 – $16.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $481.60 $16.00 – $16.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $481.60 $16.00 – $16.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $112.84 $12.00 – $12.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $112.84 $12.00 – $12.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $481.60 $16.00 – $16.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $32.55 $3.43 – $50.44

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